As life seems like Double Album in the original gatefold cover. Roche, Peter. The album reached #1 on the UK charts, where it stayed for two weeks, and peaked at #6 on the US Billboard 200. So the idea of ... a sort of magical landscape and an alternative landscape ... that informed everything: the album cover, the merchandising, the stage. Jon Anderson wanted the Mayan temple at Chichen Itza with the sun behind it, and Alan White suggested using markings from the plains of Nazca. One was 15. There’s someone rainbow All our thoughts, impressions, knowledge, fears, The source [30] Anderson was inspired to open the track with voices that gradually build from listening to Gregorian chants. [3] Anderson described it as "a calm sea of music" and aimed to get the band to play "like the sea" with "rhythms, eddies, swells, and undercurrents". Saule Wait all the more regard your past in which simple truths emerge examining the complexities and magic of the past This Yes tshirt spotlights the album cover artwork from Tales from Topographic Oceans. However it was a commercial success, becoming the first UK album to reach gold certification solely based on pre-orders. Days pass as seconds turn the key Additional CD in Blu-Ray edition allows for the inclusion of the complete alternate album takes on CD. I love to read Henry Miller and Carlos Castaneda… dreaming is really where I get into the mysteries of life. As one with the knowledge and magic of the source Call out all our memories [4] They ended with four pieces that Wakeman recalled: "One was about eight minutes. Remixing, on the other hand, entails a more sophisticated and time consuming process – going back to the original 16 or 24 track multitrack session tapes, and then recreating the mix from the drums up. Travel we say, wander we choose love tune As the silence of the seasons on we relive abridge sails afloat Along without you I love Frederick Delius. The album has been remixed in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound from the original multi-track tapes and approved by YES. The light we were as one Did we forget what happened surely we can tell Will we reach PURANAS: The Ancient probes still further into the past beyond the point of Ir – Ritual (Live, Zurich, April 1974) That was great, ha! As time goes by, they’ll be worth a bomb!‘ Years later, Rick admitted that he believed the two main reasons YES stayed together were; ‘One… it owes too many people too much money! CDs feature a completely new stereo album mix by Steven Wilson, a new mix of Dance of the Dawn and five new single edits (both editions). Robert Sheldon for The Times termed the music as "rockophonic", and selected "The Ancient" as a piece of music that "will be studied twenty-five years hence as a turning point in modern music". Ertegun informed Anderson that "tobographic" sounded like "topographic", so Anderson changed the title accordingly. Consequently the old favourites were reintroduced and two sides of Topographic dropped, increasing the divide that had already arisen between Rick Wakeman and the rest of the band. He notes that while Howe "set a new standard for rock guitar", he thought Wakeman's parts were not used properly and that the keyboardist was instead "relegated to the role of sideman". [32] Howe plays a Danelectro electric sitar, lute, and acoustic guitar on the track. Winds allow The exhibition is being curated by B.V.B. Steve added, ‘We had so much space on that album that we were able to explore things, which I think was tremendously good for us. Seeing YES as a band who could exploit their previous success and make further inroads into the US market, Atlantic decided that their next album could and should be even bigger than Close to the Edge. It was a busy time then; we were going all the time. Move over glory to sons of old fighters past. The strength of the meeting lies with you Qurax TANTRAS: The ritual seven notes of freedom to learn and to know the ritual of For a band like YES where there is so much subtlety and dynamics in the music this “ear-fatiguing” approach would seem to be wrong to me. The strength of the moment lies with you, Don the cap and close your eyes imagine yourself that is the challenge We drift the shadows and course our way on home It went gold on pre-sales alone and was nominated for Grammy awards in the US. The critics had a field day panning the new album, which affected YES for quite some time, while the fans embraced the work. But even this cannot last long and cohesion is lost once more to the gods of drab self-indulgence. $28.99. Understanding the difference between remastering and remixing is fundamental to understanding why these new ‘Definitive Editions’ of classic YES albums sound so different to previous ones. We played in the music industry league. The stage set-up for the shows saw the band situated in their standard positions, with Alan on a centre drum riser.To his right, Rick played stylised organ pipes, which looked extremely dramatic alongside Alan’s fibreglass canopy drum rostrum – lit from the inside creating the appearance of changing shapes, representing anything from animals and flowers to machines.The split canopy would slowly move during the finale of ‘Ritual‘ and an array of coloured lights would flood out from within. To help achieve the right sound he wanted out of his guitars, Howe played several recordings by classical guitarist Julian Bream to Offord as a guide. We danced as evenings sang their song Send out poison He thought the remaining three sides have some good music, but are too scattered, and claimed the album's concept is "a bit too obtuse for a rock album". [16] Wakeman jokingly nicknamed the album Tales from Toby's Graphic Go-Kart. In 1973, Yes released their sixth album Tales From Topographic Oceans, boasting a staggering 81 minute running time. Our life seems like Heard but not replaced Usually the music brought us together. We receive all we venture to give, Maybe we’ll just stand awhile Moment moment, The future poised with the splendour just begun Surie I love my dreams very much. Yes started the Tales from Topographic Oceans Tour at Winter Gardens, Bournemouth in November 1973 and covered the entire country before ending in December. Although it was not a part of the original design, Anderson persuaded Dean to incorporate it after it was painted, so Dean drew it on a clear cel and had it photographed with and without the slipstream. Magic turned our eyes 『オリコンチャート・ブックLP編（昭和45年‐平成1年）』（オリジナルコンフィデンス／1990年／, "Rick Wakeman on His Tumultuous History With Yes, Playing on Bowie's 'Space Oddity, "Progressive or Excessive? They would turn up in a van and the rest of YES would come along in about five different Bentleys, crazy times.‘. Course the compass to offer into a time we’ve all seen on [34] He plays a Gibson Les Paul Junior in the song. YES Tales from Topographic Oceans Album Classic Rock Music Band T Shirt 61979. There’s an art to dreaming. it is retained and used. [35] During one of Wakeman's absences from the studio, White came up with the piano sequence for the "Nous sommes du soleil" section. Tales from Topographic Oceans is also available as part of the High Vibration SACD Box Set at Amazon. He thought Wakeman's abilities were restricted, and a lack of "positive construction" in the music which too often loses itself to "a wash of synthetic sounds". Alternate view I don’t believe in sticking my money in the building society so I invested in cars instead. With the idea in mind Anderson found himself "caught up in a lengthy footnote" in Autobiography of a Yogi (1946) by Indian yogi and guru Paramahansa Yogananda which described four bodies of Hindu texts, named shastras,[2] that Yogananda described as "comprehensive treatises [that cover] every aspect of religious and social life, and the fields of law, medicine, architecture, art..." that "convey profound truths under a veil of detailed symbolism". – The Revealing Science Of God (Single Edit) When it got too much, he would bring out the green plastic dinosaur toy and wind it up and let it walk across the stage. The Big O Roger Dean Topographic Oceans poster is extremely rare and the latter almost as much so. (Note that if you just can’t get on with the remixes, then the original mixes are also included in these reissues for the first time as high resolution flat transfers, so none of that added mastering EQ or compression, exactly as they left the studio after Eddy had mixed them). Each time this remastering process broadly involved taking the mix from the same original Eddy Offord stereo master tape and applying different amounts of EQ and compression to it. As they don’t seem to matter at all – Original Album mix (flat transfer) in High Resolution Stereo Out tender outward lights of you As clearer companions Many years later, he acknowledged this in an interview where he talked about his daily schedule: ‘I wake up, I meditate, I’m very in tune with keeping fit. We must have waited all our lives for this [65] Squire recalled the album's period as not a happy one, and deemed the album "a difficult one". [33], "The Ancient" is attributed to the puranas, meaning "of ancient times", which contain eighteen "ancient" allegories. Released 26 October 1973 on Atlantic (catalog no. Pass amongst your memories told returning ways Tales from Topographic Oceans is the sixth studio album by Yes, released Friday December 7, 1973 on Atlantic Records. Sent through the rhythm work out the story I ventured to see, as the sound began to play, What happened to this song we once knew so well However, when Atlantic first listened to it, the mood was one of sheer incredulity – only four tracks on a double album was unheard of at that time. With no time to acclimatise themselves to the work, the press could not comprehend the scale of what YES had done. Late into corners, and we danced from the ocean. Rick planned to record the album from an evening’s live performance at the Royal Albert Hall, where he would be accompanied by a five-piece electric band, the 60-strong English Chamber Choir and the 100-piece London Symphony Orchestra. It truly is a one-of-a-kind album for Yes, but you'll have to listen a few times to decide if that's a good thing or not. I’ll own up. And we gave up the idea of “take-away” instant solutions to health.‘, Rick was the only member of the band not drawn into vegetarianism, following instead, a more orthodox, rock’n’roll star lifestyle. We were really getting going. Following the fantastically successful collaboration between Roger Dean and his brother Martyn on the Tales From Topographic Oceans album cover, the Deans copied a number of stylistic features for the stage design. He complained about the album's length, Howe's guitar solos on "The Ancient", and the percussion section on "Ritual", but praised Wakeman for his "stellar performance" throughout and believed the keyboardist was the "most human of the group". [10] Anderson gained confidence towards a double from the success of Yessongs, their first live album released that May as a triple that contained almost 130 minutes of music. We won’t tender our song clearer There’s someone, to tell you, Produced by Eddie Offord, the four song Tales From Topographic Oceans swims in a sea of excess. To you, show all we feel for and know of, cast round, He called it a very successful piece of musical arrangement. [30] White came up with the chord basis of an entire section of the song on the guitar, which he does not play confidently, but Anderson told him to "keep playing" so it could be developed further. All Rights Reserved. "I think there was a psychological effect of, "Oh, we're doing a double album. – Ritual (Single Edit I) It topped the UK albums chart and reached #6 on the Billboard 200 Top LP’s chart during a chart stay of 27 weeks after its US release in January 1974. Nous sommes du soleil I must have waited all my life for this Official Yes Tales from Topographic Oceans Album Record Cover Allover T-shirt. Asking for asking four In doing this, since we now have the ability to work with the latest high resolution audio tools, it allows for greater clarity between instruments to be achieved. It’s a question of balancing everything out. Youth is the truth accepting that reasons will relive It was a major project and there wasn’t enough time to do something that difficult and still capture people’s interests as a commercial thing. [30] The track includes a keyboard solo from Wakeman that Anderson wrote in the album's liner notes, "bring alive the ebb and flow and depth of our mind's eye". ‘For a long time, something bothered me about eating meat, although I couldn’t quite place it. Rick Wakeman: Minimoog synthesiser, Mellotron, Hammond organ, pipe organ, RMI Electra Piano, grand piano – Dance of the Dawn (Extended Version of The Revealing Science of God) Get the Definitive versions of 5 Classic YES Albums on Amazon: The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, Relayer and Tales From Topographic Oceans. Is the movement really light, And I heard a million voices singing The strength regains us in between our time, As we shall speak to differ also the ends meet the river’s son Yes: The real story behind Tales From Topographic Oceans By Sid Smith ( Prog ) 02 November 2016 From the influence of an Indian guru to the loss of Rick Wakeman, Prog takes an in-depth look into the making of Yes’ opinion-dividing sixth album, Tales From Topographic Oceans He called it "a day I will never forget for as long as I live".[77]. The pair presented the concept to the band back in the UK – with a decidedly mixed reaction. We advance we retrace our story, fail safe now, Stand on hills of long forgotten yesterdays Winds allow [59], A review from Alan Bisbort printed in The Daily Tar Heel had a headline that deemed the album "cosmic hokum". Following a visit to Japan in 1973, Roger Dean originally painted this image in watercolor and ink. Will help us through the night Then we did Tales From Topographic Oceans which, to put it bluntly, was not my favourite album. – A needle-drop of an original UK vinyl pressing Pass amongst your memories told returning ways We advance we retrace our stories, Like a dreamer all our lives are only lost begotten changes Then go back to bed for an hour, maybe. It's not the kind of album that feels comfortable playing as a whole twice in the week. Relayer The remixes may seem quieter, and you may have to turn up your stereo, but that is because all of the natural dynamics have been retained. Anderson suggested that Howe pick several themes from the album and combine them, which Howe did with "a more concise, more thematic approach". Silently ", "Side one was the commercial or easy-listening side of, (a. [38] Painted using watercolour and ink, the front depicts fish circling a waterfall under several constellations of stars. It was a band that was bonded together by music. Nearly double that of Pink Floyd’s legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon , and monstrous compared to the mere 37 minutes of Close to the Edge . They marched as one with earth, Sol, Dhoop This means that if the mastering engineer decided that the bass guitar needed more bottom end then he/she had to add bass across the whole track, therefore affecting other elements in the mixes too. Silently, they move round Sheltered with our passion It isn't reality". It was a time when I felt the music was suffering because of this… inner conflict.‘. I saw Yes on the topographic oceans tour at the Philadelphia spectrum and it was the worst concert me and my friends had ever been to, or since. The album should have been aired on Radio One in the UK, prior to the tour and official release date but, due to a mix up, the wrong tapes were sent to the station. Craving penetrations offer links with the self instructor’s sharp But from Anchorage to Tokyo, I couldn't stop talking. Recording Location. There’s someone, to tell you, And for those that not only like and appreciate Yes' other classic progressive works but want to get even closer to the edge, there is nothing quite like "Tales From Topographic Oceans". That just kind of sums up that whole album". Remixed & Remastered by Steven Wilson in HD24-96 5.1 & Stereo, and also including the original YES/Eddy Offord mix, with a host of extra tracks. Till we’re coming home again I basically humped stuff around on various YES tours. [50] In its fortieth anniversary issue from 1992, NME selected Tales from Topographic Oceans as their "40 Records That Captured The Moment" for 1974. Yes frontman Jon Anderson devised the concept album during the band's 1973 Japanese tour when he read a footnote in Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda that describes four bodies of Hindu texts about a specific field of knowledge, collectively named shastras: the śruti, smriti, puranas, and tantras. All lyrics by Jon Anderson and Steve Howe. The four-disc set available on CD and Blu-ray or DVD-Audio that includes the new mixes, several bonus and previously unreleased mixes and tracks, and expanded and restored cover art. "[14] The lyrics contain several translations of the word "Sun" or an explanation of the Sun from various languages. We look we see we smile Does one child know the secret and can say it [67] It was remastered again by Bill Inglot in 2003 as an "expanded" version on Elektra/Rhino Records, which features a restored two-minute introduction to "The Revealing Science of God" not included on the original LP (this restored intro version was also featured on the box set "In a Word: Yes (1969–)" released the previous year) plus studio run-throughs of the same track and "The Ancient". Rick began to express his unhappiness with the album in various interviews. "[37], Dean, who primarily describes himself as a landscape painter, wished to convey his enthusiasm for landscapes within the album's artwork. Steven Wilson has produced the new mixes with the approval of the band. So the ends meet the river’s son, Ours the story shall we carry on However, as time went by, the concept developed into a double album because the tracks began to get longer and longer, some running over 25 minutes, producing a total of only four tracks. After Tait explained to Anderson that the idea would not work, Tait "built it anyway". Although Roger Dean had created sleeves for a number of other bands during the late sixties, it was his collaborations with Yes which brought his other-worldly designs to the fore and became a crucial element in the packaging of that band’s early seventies releases. During the first few months the band held rehearsals at Manticore Studios in London, followed by a move to Morgan Studios. We dream as we dream! All music written and arranged by Anderson, Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White. Or so it seems so clearly Extras: Ironically, back in September, YES had been voted Band of the Year in the Melody Maker 1973 Pop Poll Awards, defeating the likes of Led Zeppelin to the coveted position. Howe recalled a mutual agreement to making a double,[7][4] which Wakeman supported providing that the group could come up with strong enough music. [9] At one point during the recording stage, Anderson wished for a "bathroom sound" effect on his vocals and asked the band's lighting engineer, Michael Tait, to build him a plywood box with tiles stuck onto it. Let them rape the forest amid the challenge we look around in unison with you, Getting over overhanging trees At all at all, Hold me my love, hold me today call me round – New Stereo Instrumental mixes in 24-96 LPCM. Alan and Chris Soft light [3] "Steve's guitar", wrote Anderson, "is pivotal in sharpening reflection on the beauties and treasures of lost civilisations. "[66], Anderson spoke about his wish to edit the album and reissue it as a condensed 60-minute version with remixes and overdubs, but the plan was affected by "personality problems". Does the colour of the sun turn crimson white That chased flowers of dark and lights of songs They move time [7] Yes's studio time amounted to £90,000 in costs. Jon also had a bathroom built, copying his own from home with the exact tiles so he could recreate the same echo sounds he’s discovered while singing in the bath. Anderson described the night as "magical [that] left both of us exhilarated for days". Clearly to be home, They move fast, they tell me, [48], The album received a divided reception from music critics. Now we can make things twice as long, twice as boring, and twice as drawn out! It was inspired by the patterns in the landscape, a very geomantic vision, each of the rocks having a symbolic significance. past, our own life, our own history. It is the first studio album to feature drummer … Album Rock Art Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Prog-Rock. However, it never became serious enough to cause a major split and the band survived. Jon admitted that he learnt a lot from Jamie Muir. have been developing for millions of years. The album's design was discussed during an in-depth conversation Dean and Anderson had in 1973 during the band's flight from London to Tokyo via Anchorage, Alaska, during the Close to the Edge tour. [61] Holly Spence, in the Lincoln Evening Journal, called Tales a unique and creative album that displays an "inventive combination of sounds and rhythms" that is more interesting than the "dull repetitive noise" that she thought was typical of rock music at the time. These are, specifically: Brimham Rocks, the last rocks at Land's End, the Logan Rock at Treen and single stones from Avebury and Stonehenge. Ilios Sun He did not dismiss the album entirely, and recognised the group's musical talents. There was little love lost. Luckily for Yes, Atlantic ignored their own doubts and backed the release. Clearly to be home, We’ve moved fast A course towards a universal season, Getting over overhanging trees let them [68] The 2003 edition was released once more as part of the band's 2013 studio album box set, The Studio Albums 1969–1987. Expression, as only to teach love as to reveal passion chasing The result is a somewhat incongruous mixture, but effective nonetheless. Topographic Drama – Live Across America In the Summer of 2016, YES embarked upon an ambitious tour. When I’m not working, I’m travelling. Or does it all come out along without you It stuck with me. Outwards ways, Things are all in colours and the size of other’s shall send you forward [43] Two more radio broadcasts of the album aired on Your Mother Wouldn't Like It with Nicky Horne on 9 November, and Rock on Radio One with Pete Drummond on 10 November. The UK leg saw Yes sell out the Rainbow Theatre in London for five consecutive nights, marking the first time a rock band achieved the feat. Yes supported the album with a five-month tour of Europe and North America, the largest in the band's history at the time, that featured the entire album performed live. I tend to want to do two or three things a day. No additional compression has been added at all. "[39] The original pressing of the sleeve included a slipstream in the background by the fish that was removed from future reissues. We charm the movement suffers [11] The group had no new material to develop, however, so ideas were penned that relied heavily on improvisation which Wakeman disagreed with, calling it "almost busking, free-form thinking" and thought the music ventured into "avant-garde jazz rock, and I had nothing to offer". At first, they were taken back by the sheer scale of the project and the key concepts, and not convinced that this was a positive step forward from Close To The Edge. And then give you a call YES‘ successful tour of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, UK and the US came to an end in April 1974. Alan White: drums, percussion. We love when we play Someone Shine or moons send me memories trail over days of forgotten tales Then, while travelling in America, having dinner one night, and having this chicken placed in front of me – it was typically overcooked, greasy, you know, probably microwaved – I just right there made this decision not to eat it and I felt good about the decision. In his 1975 book Views, Dean wrote: "The final collection of landmarks was more complex than ... intended because it seemed appropriate to the nature of the project that everyone who wanted to contribute should do so. All the passion spent on one cross Distant drums, Force the bit between the mouth of freedom didn’t learn to fly Get ready for the day. knowledge of God is a search, constant and clear. The set was altered as it progressed, with "The Revealing Science of God" dropped for some early shows in 1974 and "The Remembering" removed completely from March. Sunlight So we saw them much smaller than they are in reality.‘. We need love We receive all we venture to give That the song might take you silently Hopefully we should appreciate that given points in time Singer Ozzy Osbourne recalled the Yes studio also had a model cow with electronic udders fitted and a small barn to give the room an "earthy" feel. As I read them, I became engrossed with the idea of making music around the concepts they spoke of, making a four-part epic built around the four-part themes of which I was reading.‘, Spirituality had become a big part of Jon’s life and was increasingly reflected in YES‘ music. – Album mixed in 24-96 5.1 DTS Lossless Surround from original multi-track sources. And I do think very well The cover looks good, the outside looks good; it’s got all the right ingredients, but when you peel off the padding, there’s not a lot there. "[58] For New Musical Express, Steve Clarke, who had listened to the album for two months and saw the band perform the album live once, declared the album "a great disappointment", coming from the strength of Close to the Edge and notes the "colour and excitement" that the group usually puts on their albums was missing. By a move to Morgan Studios, Lane and Anderson proceeded to the! 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